May 8, 2017
The World Trade Center Arkansas welcomed an inbound Belarus trade delegation on Tuesday, May 2. The purpose of the inbound Belarus trade mission was to explore Arkansas as a bilateral trade partner and to expand trade and educational exchange between […]
April 28, 2017
President and CEO Dan Hendrix and Sam Cushman, Strategic Communications and Public Information Specialist of the World Trade Center Arkansas traveled to McGehee, Arkansas and Arkansas City, Arkansas on Wednesday, April 26. Hendrix and Cushman met with community leaders to […]
April 28, 2017
Jaime Figueroa Navarro, a Panamanian business leader visited the World Trade Center Arkansas on Thursday. Figueroa was born in Panama City, Panama and has had a diverse career as an executive for companies like IBM and Rohn Industries and […]
April 24, 2017
This inbound trade mission aims to connect Belarus with Arkansas businesses to increase bilateral trade and educational exchange. Oleg Kravchenko the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for the Republic of Belarus, and Aliaksandr Zabella Chairman of the Belarus State Food […]
April 18, 2017
Can Cuba become the new China if trade is normalized with the U.S.? Melvin Torres, Director of Latin American Trade for the World Trade Center Arkansas explains the Cuba Advantage. See the article as it appears in the April 2017 […]
April 4, 2017
The World Trade Center Arkansas attended the 48th World Trade Center Association General Assembly in Las Vegas, Nev. from April 2 – 5, 2017. This event is a gathering of all the World Trade Centers. Boon Tan, senior director of […]
March 31, 2017
Doug Brooks, Vice President of International Sales for AERT, Inc of Springdale, Ark finds success on Trade Mission to Central America. “We had a very successful trade mission in Central America,” Brooks said. “Special thanks to my friends at the […]
March 30, 2017
This event will be held from 9:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. on Wednesday, April 12 at The Capital Hotel Little Rock. The Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia – Houston and the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce are co-hosting […]
March 28, 2017
World Trade Center Arkansas director Denise Thomas speaks on women empowerment at Global Economic Summit 2017. Denise Thomas, director of Africa and Middle East trade for the World Trade Center Arkansas attended the 6th Global Economic Summit in Mumbai, India […]
March 22, 2017
Arkansas Secretary of State Mark Martin visited the World Trade Center Arkansas Monday, March 13. Martin met with Melvin Torres, director of Latin American Trade, and a representative from an aerospace company looking at strategic locations throughout the country from […]
March 15, 2017
The World Trade Center Arkansas spoke at Arkansas Aerospace and Defense Summit in Hot Springs from March 14 – 16. The summit, led by the Arkansas Aerospace and Defense Alliance, featured business-to-business breakout sessions with companies like Lockheed Martin and Dassault Falcon […]